A Komodo dragon has killed an eight-year-old boy in the first fatal attack on a human by one of the giant lizards in 33 years. It mauled the boy in scrubland in a national park on the eastern Komodo dragons do have a natural fear of humans, so we have a slight advantage in that they may hesitate to attack in the first place. That said, Komodo dragons at Komodo National Park have made at least 31 attacks on humans since 1974, so these attacks do happen-and if a Komodo dragon is actively attacking, they have a definite size advantage. Dr Stephen says a Komodo dragon in the wild would not hesitate to kill and eat a human if they wanted to, but Raja has been trained and is quite tame. He is fed deer, rabbits or wild boar every four to eight weeks. He eats the whole prey - skin, bone and hair. Sometimes he regurgitates some of the bones. However, there is no evidence that these reptiles can kill a human with their venom. In fact, there has only been one reported death from a komodo dragon attack, and it is believed that the victim vdoh1qV.